The Salt and Iron Path to Renewables Integration

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Program:
Exploratory Topics
Award:
$500,000
Location:
Berkeley, California
Status:
ACTIVE
Project Term:
09/02/2022 - 09/01/2024
Website:
TBD

Technology Description:

Inlyte Energy will engineer robust cyclability of the sodium metal halide (NaMx) battery’s iron chemistry for next-generation grid storage. The NaMx iron chemistry’s raw storage materials are table salt and iron, two of Earth’s most abundant and low-cost materials. The NaMx battery displays excellent safety, high efficiency, and a long life. Limited research on the sodium/iron chloride battery chemistry has shown variable cycling performance, the number of charge/discharge cycles it can complete before losing performance. Inlyte Energy will perform a systematic study, using a sodium/iron chloride cell, using electrochemical measurements and materials characterization to isolate the factors that allow for long cyclability and engage in a parallel effort in scaling NaMx battery manufacturing for the grid.

Contact

ARPA-E Program Director:
Dr. Philseok Kim
Project Contact:
Dr. Antonio Baclig
Press and General Inquiries Email:
ARPA-E-Comms@hq.doe.gov
Project Contact Email:
antonio@inlyteenergy.com

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